The event was again delivered electronically – with some children dialling in from home or school. The Amazing Enviro Race was very flexible in 2021. Delivered to over 6 schools and in Gunnedah and Tamworth, using a system of zoom meeting rooms, digital forms and web resources.
Schools involved
- Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
- Gunnedah High School
- Carinya Christian School Gunnedah
- Carinya Christian School Tamworth
- McCarthy Catholic College
- Calrossy Anglican School
- Oxley High School
- Tamworth High School
Students were challenged to consider problems and solutions around
- Water conservation through water wise garden design
- Energy use, electricity costs and bill literacy
- Waste generation and legislation
- Chaffey dam and our local water catchment
- Water health & local aquatic creatures and habitat • Recycling household items and the importance of correct sorting
- Community Recycling Centre locations
- Bird Habitat and the solutions to save the critically endangered Regent Honey Eater
- Native seedlings and how to propagate
- The drivers of sustainable development
- Upcycling – turning waste into useful items
- Bushfire resilience and the threats from climate change

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